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• “Those who innovate sustainably build pure competitive strength”

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 11/20/2025

  Companies that use, develop, and market green technologies either lower their costs or create new revenue models. That’s pure competitive strength.

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• How Can Supervisory Boards Influence Strategic IT Directions?

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 11/20/2025

  IT systems are no longer merely supportive tools for organizations; they increasingly form an essential part of organizational strategy. In her PhD research, Simone van Golden demonstrates how supervisory board members with digital expertise can influence an organization’s digital strategy.

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• Future talent and leading with purpose at ForFarmers

  Type: Community

  Publication date: 11/4/2025

  Leadership and talent development in a changing agricultural landscape.

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• How the Johan Cruijff ArenA turns ESG into Strategy and value creation

  Type: Education

  Publication date: 11/3/2025

  ESG is becoming increasingly influential in shaping organizational strategy. The Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam is an example of how ESG can move beyond reporting to become a catalyst for innovation, operational efficiency, and long-term value.

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• Impact Case: "Treat Generative AI Like a Junior Colleague”

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 10/29/2025

  Management is at a crossroads. What do managers need? And how can we prepare business students for a world where business, sustainability, and technological disruption intersect? Since 2019, Dr. Stefanie Beninger, Associate Professor of Marketing at Nyenrode Business University, has been working with an international team of scholars to tackle this pressing question.

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• Prof. Dr. Sam Solaimani appointed Professor of Digital Technology, Innovation & Operations Management

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 9/29/2025

  As of October 1, Prof. Dr. Sam Solaimani (1981) has been appointed Professor of Digital Technology, Innovation & Operations Management at Nyenrode Business University.

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• Restoration of Castle Nijenrode’s bell tower begins

  Type: About Nyenrode

  Publication date: 9/26/2025

  This month marks the start of the restoration of the monumental Bell Tower of Nijenrode Castle. This project is the first step in a broader, future-oriented approach to preserving the 13th-century castle.

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• “You can’t force innovation, but you can unleash it”

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 9/23/2025

  In today’s complex world, standing still means falling behind. From digital transformation to geopolitical uncertainty, the challenges facing companies and governments are unprecedented. It is against this backdrop that Nyenrode’s emeritus professor of innovation Jeff Gaspersz, together with Dr. Peter Oeij, has published a book on Leading Innovation.

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• Inaugural Lecture Marlies de Vries

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 9/20/2025

  In her inaugural lecture Humans Are Not Machines, Professor Marlies de Vries argued that we need to pay far more attention to human behavior in business management. “If we do everything strictly by the rules, we run the risk of missing what really matters.”

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• Changing geopolitical dynamics take center stage during academic year opening

  Type: About Nyenrode

  Publication date: 9/10/2025

  "Leadership in these times sometimes feels like assembling IKEA furniture without instructions while blindfolded." With this metaphor, Rector Magnificus Barbara Majoor highlighted the challenges leaders face during times of geopolitical unrest.

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• Green Steel transformation at TATA Steel Netherlands

  Type: Community

  Publication date: 8/18/2025

  MBA students witness the impact where heavy industry turns light on carbon.

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• Exploring Singapore’s blueprint for economic and social success

  Type: Community

  Publication date: 8/12/2025

  Executive MBA students dive into Singapore’s unique growth story.

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• Dr. Ir. Taher Ahmadi Appointed Professor of Supply Chain Management & Transformation

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 7/31/2025

  Dr. Ir. Taher Ahmadi (1986) has been appointed Professor of Supply Chain Management & Transformation at Nyenrode Business Universiteit, effective August 1. The chair is part of the Nyenrode Center for Marketing & Supply Chain Management.

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• "80% of the work we do today can be automated in the next thousand days"

  Type: Education

  Publication date: 7/29/2025

  Artificial intelligence is gaining an increasingly prominent role in the business world. One particularly promising development is Agentic AI, where AI expert Remy Gieling sees tremendous potential.

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• Barbara Majoor has decided not to pursue a second term as Rector

  Type: About Nyenrode

  Publication date: 7/15/2025

  Prof. Dr. Barbara Majoor RA has decided to step down from her position as Rector and member of the University Board of Nyenrode Business University at the end of her current term on December 1, 2025.

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• From expert to leader: watch out for the ‘Peter Principle’!

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 7/15/2025

  We’ve all seen it happen: a talented employee excels in their role, gets promoted to manager... and quickly struggles in the new position. Not because of a lack of effort, but because the new role requires a completely different skill set.

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• Trump and the integrity of the honest liar

  Type: Opinion

  Publication date: 7/8/2025

  Integrity is the foundation of trust: I trust you because you are a person of integrity. But what about Trump? The combination of Trump and integrity raises many questions: what does his success say about the value and meaning of integrity?

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• Mr. Dr. Dennis Post Appointed Full Professor of Tax & Technology

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 7/1/2025

  Mr. Dr. Dennis Post (1976) has been appointed as Full Professor of Tax & Technology with a particular focus on the innovation of taxes in ecosystems and the digital economy at Nyenrode Business University, effective July 1, 2025. He will become part of the Nyenrode Center for Corporate Reporting, Finance, and Tax.

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